HOUSE, 194 HAMPTON ROAD

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

22640

Location

194 Hampton Rd Beaconsfield

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1930

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List YES 08 Mar 2007

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Sep 2000 Level 3

Statement of Significance

Aesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical single storey cottage dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.

Physical Description

Single storey tuck pointed brick with rendered banding and Colorbond hipped roof residence. The roof has a brick and rendered chimney with corbelling and extends onto the verandah which is supported by timber posts, there is a cast metal frieze which is probably not original. There are timber double hung sash windows and additions to the rear. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of Hampton Road; 194, 196 & 200.

History

Hampton Road was originally called Prison Road. It derives its name from John Stephen Hampton (1810-1869), the Governor of WA from 1862-68. He was previously Comptroller of Convicts in Tasmania. His son, G. E. Hampton, was Acting Comptroller-General of the Fremantle Convict Establishment. House, 194 Hampton Road was recorded on Lot 148 CSL 134 in Rate Books from 1930.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall RENDER Smooth
Wall BRICK Pointed Brick
Roof METAL Other Metal

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

14 Jan 2003

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

11 Feb 2020

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